NSA-resistant Android application 'burns' sensitive messages

Computerworld Security: September 04, 2013
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NSA-resistant Android application 'burns' sensitive messages

Silent Circle, a company specializing in encrypted communications, released a
messaging application for Android devices on Wednesday that encrypts and
securely erases messages and files.
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Everything you need to know about SYN reflection attacks

SYN reflection attacks are used against targets that support TCP. If a
successful multi-step "handshake" cannot be completed between computers,
repeated attempts are made. SYN reflection attacks misdirect these handshakes,
flooding other machines with communication requests. Download the new white
paper to learn more about this new threat.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Darlene Storm: Phone attack can hijack calls and block texts sent to everyone in a city
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8717827/823929835/628806/19/

2. Researcher claims $12,500 reward for finding Facebook photo bug
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8717827/823929835/628807/20/

3. Lookout security for Samsung Knox smartphones
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Virtual Machine Backup and Recovery Five Critical Decisions

Because of the outstanding economy, flexibility, and service levels it offers,
virtualization is transforming data centers at breakneck speed: by 2016, an
estimated 80% of the world's x86 servers will be virtual machines (VMs). But the
speed of this transformation raise challenges for "traditional" IT services and
the teams that deliver them.

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Darlene Storm: Phone attack can hijack calls and block texts sent to everyone in a city


Security researchers hacked the firmware in Motorola phones to demonstrate new
GSM cellular network targeted attacks capable of hijacking calls or texts sent
to a specific victim. In "Let Me Answer That for You: Exploiting Broadcast
Information in Cellular Networks," they explained that if several phones
were modified, then the hacked phones could launch denial of service attacks
capable of blocking all calls and texts to a metropolitan area.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8717827/823929835/628806/29/

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Evolution and Value of Purpose Build

This IDC White Paper explores the increased use and adoption patterns of PBBAs
and the utility these appliances provide to customers in their data protection
processes. In addition, this White Paper illuminates the customer value that
Symantec's Backup Exec and NetBackup appliances bring to the data protection and
recovery process.

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Researcher claims $12,500 reward for finding Facebook photo bug

A security researcher said Facebook will award him $12,500 for finding a flaw
that lets anyone remove photos from another person's profile.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8717827/823929835/628807/31/

Lookout security for Samsung Knox smartphones

Samsung Knox smartphones will include mobile security software from Lookout to
protect business users from mobile threats, the San Francisco company said
Tuesday.
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